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NOTES FROM A SMALL PLANET: A way back to nature and the art of not forcing the world

PODCAST | Victory is guaranteed even amid trials

Massive Attack responds after Singapore ban over Palestine display

World

At the scene of deadly Moscow bomb blast

Uganda unveils statue of Israel PM’s brother who died in Entebbe rescue mission

Ukraine says major Russian oil refinery and airfield hit, as Moscow reports eight deaths

Africa

Oshoala revives Nigeria’s Wafcon and World Cup bid

Death row inmates desperate to escape execution in Saudi Arabia call the BBC

Idi Amin’s grandson fights at Commonwealth Games

Business

Tokyo and Washington took joint action to support yen

Farmers increasingly embrace digital platforms to boost efficiency, says Nedbank

Operation Vulindlela reports progress on electricity, logistics and visa reforms

Politics

IEC says new voter registration numbers disappointing in eThekwini

Gauteng IEC encouraged by positive response to voter registration

Ga-Chokoe community in Limpopo boycott voter registration

Sport

Why the Commonwealth Games are important to NI athletes

Wiebes claims back-to-back Tour de France Femmes stage wins

Duckett inspires Rockets to victory over the Sunrisers

Education

Inside Sydney’s hottest nightspot, where shoes are off, laptops are on and customers drink matcha

‘Tiger mum’ Lucy Powell on Labour’s vocational skills drive: ‘It’s about ambition for everybody’

Could a couch-to-5k for books get you back into reading?

Lifestyle

‘My pension is R2400, my rent is R3700’: Pensioner’s SASSA struggle exposed

Meet the South African All Blacks fan who changed his name

‘Easily increase the old-age grant’: South Africans push for SASSA trade-off

Entertainment

In case you missed it: Expropriation Act case | R1bn Prasa security deal | Women’s month

Israeli strikes kill 13 in Gaza

Weather alert: Frost, fog and cool conditions expected on Monday

Science/Tech

Group of Teen Hikers Relied on Google Maps. It Was a Disaster.

Does Eating Less Protein Produce Healthier Aging and Metabolism?

In a First, ‘Super-Earth’ Planet Shows It Could Have an Atmosphere

Motoring

Fuel economy adds to Suzuki XL6’s bang-for-your buck appeal

Did common sense finally win? Inside South Africa’s shift to 10-year driving licences

South Africa’s best-selling double-cab bakkie in the first half of 2026 was not a Hilux!

Health

Self-Help Influencer Nicole LePera Faces Litigation

U.S. Restores Some Vaccine and Health Aid to Unicef, Gavi and World Food Programme

How to advocate for your health